Consider This the Terms of Service (What Have I Gotten Myself Into?) for This Website
With the spirit of full disclosure, but with less legalese and allegedly more panache, this post details important user information. In short, this page constitutes the Terms of Service, User Agreement, and Privacy Policy for this website.
So, by reading this article and continuing on to the site and its links, you’re agreeing that you get it. Furthermore, you’re saying that you’re okay with it.
Content Before Commerce: Are You Not Entertained?
This site is primarily meant to provide you with fun reads, entertainment, and information. Likewise, that’s true for content I create across my social media platforms. Enjoy it all!
However, you’ll also find not-so-veiled suggestions for things you might enjoy purchasing because someone needs to pay the bills.
Therefore, links to products, services, and places that will take you off this site are featured throughout. In addition, this applies across my social media accounts and content. Some links are there to direct you to a great new place, book, or thing you never knew you needed. Many will take you to an Amazon page. Others will take you to my Linktree page first.
As an Amazon Associate I may earn money from qualifying purchases. I may also be paid for articles, videos, product or service reviews, endorsements, and commercial sponsorships.
Each time you directly follow a link, click, and make a purchase, a tiny portion drops into my proverbial pocket.
Also important to note: Many of those external links are only there to lead you to additional, interesting information and entertainment.
Trust Me … Well, Not Just Me: Who Is “The Team”?
“Expert” is a loaded word. Similarly, the term “social media influencer” makes me cringe. I mean, who are these people? Certainly, if you’ve seen enough of their online “challenges”, there’s ample reason to question plenty of their so-called advice.
I’m just a boy, sitting in front of a screen, asking people on the other side to enjoy things.
Firstly and foremost, this site and content across my social media platforms is meant to entertain and inform. Period.
That’s to say, of all the things you might purchase through the already mentioned links, my book is number one.
Second (by a lot) are the places, products, or services mentioned on this site or across my social media platforms.
Some products are those recommended by me or members of the staff because we actually use them. In addition, some products are simply highly rated by a large pool of people.
“The Team” is a collection of professionals and people like you who contribute their recommendations and opinions. After that, these get kicked around and show up in posts or links if they pass muster.
Seriously? How Many Books Do You Read, Dude?
Many of the links on this site and across my social media landscape feature books. So, it’s fair to ask how many books do I actually read?
Looking at the number of sources I cite in Primi Piatti and everywhere else, I read more than most people. Sometimes that means cover-to-cover. But I do a fair amount of “chunk” reading. (In other words, I read books, periodicals, and the like, in pieces—especially nonfiction.)
Despite having taught classic literature and contributed to reference sources on authors, I am not a book reviewer or critic. Therefore, caveat lector: reader beware. Links to books reflect a wide range of reading.
Fiction selections cover everything from classics to popular pulp. Make sure the content aligns with the sensibilities of the reader before doling a book out as a gift or suggestion.
Nonfiction choices cover authors and topics that interest a broad spectrum of readers—some are arguably controversial. Links to these do not indicate my endorsement of or agreement with the author or what is written.
Cookbooks along with food-related publications and sites are sometimes cited based on content other than recipes. While you will find the latter in my articles and social media posts, don’t assume I’ve tested them all. You’ll likely know when I do. Furthermore, if you’ve read my book, you know that you definitely shouldn’t prepare some of these recipes for anyone you love.
Out & About: Everyone’s a Critic—Just Not Here
Whenever people discover that I’ve written about food, they often conclude that I’m a critic. Nope! Never have been! Never wanna be!
Follow me on Instagram and elsewhere to see places I frequent.
Find one of these venues in a post on this site? It’s because I have something positive to say about the place. That can mean anything from the food, the ambiance, to the people with me. Often, I may simply share a fond memory.
Negative restaurant reviews are not on the menu here. Yes, I have my reasons. Stay tuned.
Cookies, Cookies Everywhere but not a Bite to Eat
It’s a WordPress thing and a Linktree thing and a Facebook thing … So, basically, it’s an Internet thing.
This website, my Linktree, Facebook/Meta, and Twitter (calling it “X” just makes me sad) sites use nonedible cookies to improve your website experience. In addition, they analyze the performance, operation, and effectiveness of each platform. Refer to your device’s operating system and search engine to learn more about controlling your information and your safety on these sites.
I, however, am not tracking your activity. Nor do I want to. Yes, I’ve heard those stories about you. There’s not enough therapy in the world to make me want to know more.
Similarly, I am neither collecting nor selling information about you or your activity.
That being said, I do endorse your enjoyment of actual cookies. Also, do partake of brownies, cakes, or pies along with the caffeinated, dairy, or any other beverage of your choice. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m kinda into food.
Ergo, if you find some sumptuous sweets through the aforementioned links, go have an actual cookie or two.
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